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David Schweikert: “The shortfall just this fiscal year is about 340 billion in…”

Featuring: David Schweikert, Republican | U.S. House, Arizona, District 1

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Published | Video Starts at 32:57

And actually defense spending is like what's in the Constitution. We have to deal with the reality. And this coming fiscal year, I calculate Social Security will be at 1,480,000,000. The shortfall just this fiscal year is about 340 billion in the Social Security tax that comes in and the spending out the door. That's why you see them every month having to cash in their special Social Security treasury bills. Let's just call it that. (32:57–33:14)

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Asserts a $340 billion shortfall in Social Security funding this fiscal year.

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